Chip Arndt wrote a column for the Washington Blade about former *NSYNC star Lance Bass’ revelation that he’s gay and dating Arndt’s former partner, Reichen Lehmkuhl, which then ignited a worldwide media frenzy. He writes, “Only Mel Gibson’s alcohol-saturated, anti-Semitic tirade interrupted the orgy of stories about the boy band star who kisses boys. The day after Lance’s People magazine cover story hit the newsstands, three thugs attacked six gay men in San Diego with a baseball bat and knife. About the same time, thugs in New Mexico began to use a gay 18-year-old they had tied up as a human punching bag, beating him until dawn. Though part of a newsworthy nationwide increase in anti-gay assaults, mainstream media ignored their stories.”
The full story at washblade.com has since been removed.